Alphamin to Resume Operations at Bisie Mine

According to the International Tin Association (ITA), Alphamin Resources announced that its Bisie tin mine in eastern DRC will resume operations.

Previously, due to the approach of non-state armed groups to the mining area, Alphamin suspended operations at the Bisie mine last month. The company has now initiated a "phased resumption of production" plan, which will gradually bring back employees and restart production in stages while closely monitoring the security situation.

The announcement stated that the armed groups have retreated eastward from Walikale town to Nyabiondo and Masisi, more than 130 kilometers away from the mining area.

After completing the evacuation of the mining area in March, concentrate export logistics remained unimpeded, and the mining area also maintained basic maintenance and safety work. From January 1 to March 13, before the shutdown, the Bisie mine produced 4,270 mt of tin concentrates.

Bisie is the world's third-largest tin mine, with a production of 17,323 mt of tin metal in 2024. Benefiting from the Mpama South expansion project completed last year, the company originally planned to increase annual production to 20,000 mt in 2025.

The International Tin Association (ITA) stated:

The phased resumption of operations at the Bisie mine is expected to alleviate the severe supply tightness originally anticipated in Q2 2025. It will continue to closely monitor the development of the local situation.

The full announcement is as follows: